Mission Statement

1. Gila County Probation • MISSION STATEMENT • Enhance the safety and well-being of our communities. • We accomplish this through: • A commitment to practices grounded in research-driven methodologies proven to work with offender populations (EBP). • Holding offenders accountable. • Continuous learning and staff development. • Partnerships with providers, stakeholders and community organizations. • Targeted Interventions based on effective risk assessment and offender need. • Building trust in communities, victims and the courts. • Empowering victims through regular communication, empathy and understanding. Mission Statement

2. Vision Statement Gila County Probation VISION STATEMENT “We are an evolving organization committed to long-term prosocial behavior change in offenders, with the expectation of safer neighborhoods and positive outcomes that benefit families, victims and offenders.”

3. Gila County Probation VALUES STATEMENT Values Statement • We Believe In: • Treating people with dignity and respect. • Professionalism and ethical behavior at all levels of the organization. • Pushing decision making down and involving staff at all levels of the organization in the decision making process. • All offenders are capable of change and that staff are our greatest resource in fostering that behavior change. • All children are capable of success, no exceptions. • Relationships and building trusting alliances with our clients. • Using evidence-based practices in our decision making. • Cultural competence with a recognition and commitment to changing disproportionate minority populations in the justice system. • Providing hope to communities, victims and offenders by investing scarce resources into families, prevention and alternatives to incarceration.

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